William Perugini

PRINCETON – Mendota went up against four other teams in the Princeton Ferris Invitational on April 15 at Princeton.

The Mendota boys finished fourth in the team standings with 150 points. Rock Falls took top honors with 284 points.

The Trojans had one first-place finish, that going to Sebastian Carlos in the 400-meter dash with a time of 52.09.

Anthony Kelson grabbed second place in the 300-meter hurdles in 44.7.

Mendota’s girls also were fourth in the team standings with 114 points. Princeton claimed the overall title with 239 points.

The Lady Trojans recorded a pair of first-place finishes, both by Mariyah Elam. She captured the high jump with an effort of 4-11.75 and sailed to first in the triple jump with a measurement of 34-1.75.

April 15 – Ferris Invite

(boys)

Rock Falls 284, Kewanee 242.5, Princeton 162, Mendota 150, Hall 102.5

Mendota 1^st place: Sebastian Carlos, 400m dash, 52.09

Mendota 2^nd place: Anthony Kelson, 300m hurdles, 44.7

Mendota 3^rd place: Carlos, 200m dash, 23.3; Kelson, 110m hurdles, 18.49; 4x400m relay (Mason Koch, Jamal Lesley, Kelson, Carlos), 3:47.98; 4x800m relay (Hector Gonzalez, Berat Imeri, Gavin Stevenson, Carlos Toribio), 9:55.1; Koch, high jump, 5-3.75; Koch, triple jump, 38-0.25

Mendota 4^th place: Mike Thornhill, 100m dash open, 14.06; Kelson, 1600m run, 5:04.18; 4x00m relay (Carlos, Jayden Lesley, Robert Botello, Gael Garcia), 49.07; 4x200m relay (Jamal Lesley, Botello, Jayden Lesley, Garcia), 1:44.12

Mendota 5^th place: Stevenson, 3200m run, 12:02.32

Mendota 6^th place: Imeri, 800m run, 2:26.62; Jamal Lesley, high jump, 5-3.75; Koch, long jump, 18-3.25; Botello, triple jump, 34-9.75

Mendota 7^th place: Madrick Musgrove, shot put, 32-5.75; Gabe Vallejo, discus, 86-8.5; Garcia, long jump, 18-1.75

Mendota 8^th place: Gonzalez, 800m run, 2:37.55; Toribio, 1600m run, 5:57.17; Thornhill, shot put, 27-10.75; Musgrove, discus, 83-1.75

(girls)

Princeton 239, Kewanee 229, Rock falls 198, Mendota 114, Hall 80

Mendota 1^st place: Mariyah Elam, high jump, 4-11.75; Elam, triple jump, 34-1.75

Mendota 2^nd place: Elam, 100m dash, 13.27; Emily Sondgeroth, 100m dash open, 16.6; 4x400m relay (Kennedy Knaff, Laylie Denault, Alexa Carlos, Elam), 4:44.24

Mendota 3^rd place: Denault, 300m hurdles, 55.43; 4x100m relay (Harlow Foltynewicz, Knaff, Grace Wasmer, Aby Buettner), 56.94

Mendota 4^th place: Buettner, 300m hurdles, 55.46

Mendota 5^th place: Buettner, 100m hurdles, 19.91; 4x200m relay (Chloe Walzer, Brooklyn Baxa, Carlos, Reushawna Durr), 2:14.50

Mendota 6^th place: Eden Pecher, 400m dash, 1:17.20; Denault, long jump, 13-9; Foltynewicz, high jump, 4-2

Mendota 7^th place: Wasmer, 200m dash, 31.79; Briza Cervantes, 1600m run, 7:07.99; Sondgeroth, discus, 63-11.25

Mendota 8^th place: Lexi Cocanour, 400m dash, 1:26.34; Cervantes, 800m run, 3:06.42; Emily Banks, 1600m dash, 8:17.05; Pecher, 100m hurdles, 20.22; Sondgeroth, shot put, 24-7.25; Pecher, triple jump, 24-10.5